Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
8
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
180
176
163
127
125
121
88
62
58
37
36
36
36
19
19
13
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:30AM1.55m
4:21PM1.54m
4:23AM1.51m
5:19PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.49m
9:51AM0.40m
10:21PM0.52m
10:46AM0.41m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
8
12
12
10
7
Feels °C
9
10
9
7
5
5
3
2
2
3
3
4
5
9
10
7
3
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